Smithsonian Institution rejects Trump’s attempt to fire staff
The Smithsonian Institution asserted its independence Monday evening in a statement that could be read as a rejection of President Trump’s late-May firing of National…
Trump fires Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery Chief Kim Sajet
President Donald Trump announced Friday that he is firing Kim Sajet, the longtime director of the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, for being “a highly partisan…
Jeffries wants Justice Roberts to reject Trump’s executive order targeting Smithsonian
April 25 (UPI) -- U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries wants Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts to reject an executive order from President Donald…
Selena’s legacy is still relevant 30 years after her death
I still remember exactly where I was when I found out that Selena Quintanilla-Pérez had been murdered.I was 9, a fourth-grader in south Texas, sitting…
Trump orders removal of ‘divisive,’ ‘anti-American ideology’ Smithsonian exhibits
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order directing so-called divisive exhibits to be removed from Smithsonian facilities. File Photo by Erik S. Lesser/EPA-EFE…
Trump executive order targets the Smithsonian museums
President Trump accused the Smithsonian Institution of propagating “divisive, race-based ideology” and issued an executive order Thursday demanding an end to federal funding for exhibitions…
Giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao to make Smithsonian National Zoo public debut Jan. 14
1 of 3 | The Smithsonian National Zoo Friday said giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao make their public debut Jan. 24. After their…